116. Wow. He can remember when Germany had a kaiser, when the Ming still ruled China, when the Austro-Hungarian Empire still controlled the Balkans, and when the US only had 46 states. That just blows the mind.

Plus, he really DOES look like a turtle. But...when 116 I am, look so good I will not, hmm?

whistleridge:116. Wow. He can remember when Germany had a kaiser, when the Ming still ruled China, when the Austro-Hungarian Empire still controlled the Balkans, and when the US only had 46 states. That just blows the mind.

Plus, he really DOES look like a turtle. But...when 116 I am, look so good I will not, hmm?

In a few years there won't be anyone left who can honestly say they were born in the 1800s.

whistleridge:116. Wow. He can remember when Germany had a kaiser, when the Ming still ruled China, when the Austro-Hungarian Empire still controlled the Balkans, and when the US only had 46 states. That just blows the mind.

Plus, he really DOES look like a turtle. But...when 116 I am, look so good I will not, hmm?

He's more than twice as old as John Ritter was when he died, which is crazy. At age 58 you've already had some aging that's leading to you being elderly - but that's this man's halfway point! Imagine being elderly for half of your life instead of just the end.

The way this man lives now seems extremely unpleasant. Kill me before I get to that point.

There may be a mindset that sets in with the extremely old, where they lost all real functionality to their bodies and cannot get around to do anything and they just say "fark it. I'm going to see how far I can take this farker." Death could happen at any time to any of us, but when you pass 90, 100 etc, your chances have really increased to just blink and be gone.